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G. Morlaye Pieces for Lute & Guitar

Guillaume Morlaye (1510?-589.) was a man of many parts: a player and teacher of the viol and lute, a composer,...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 2/1995

Mahler Symphony No 6; Strauss (Ein)Heldenleben

Barbirolli’s Mahler Sixth only recently re-entered the lists in EMI’s Rouge et Noir livery (9/95). The makeweight there is Strauss’s...

Reviewed in issue 10/1996

R. Strauss Eine Alpensinfonie

And still they come: recordings of Eine Alpensinfonie, and they are all very good, too, making the choice for the...

Reviewed in issue 9/1990

Arias and Cantatas for soprano, trumpet and continuo

When reviewing the original LP I remarked that whilst enjoying this Italian baroque miscellany I was conscious that neither Judith...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 5/1985

SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No 10

Diligent collectors have been able to trace the history of Shostakovich’s masterpiece in detail, starting with the typically slapdash playing...

Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 12/2011

Debussy (L') Enfant Prodigue; (La) Damoiselle Elue

''Too good for them'' is one's first reaction to the sleeve-note's reminder that L'enfant prodigue was Debussy's third-time-lucky entry for...

Reviewed by jswain in issue: 9/1983

Haydn (The) Seven last words of our Saviour

In one respect, the Seven Last Words in oratorio form has the edge over the other versions. It includes an...

Reviewed by Nalen Anthoni in issue: 12/2000

Works for Clarinet and Strings

The comparative performances are those of Weber's Quintet. Antony Pay's is familiar from its issue in 1982, when it was...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 3/1989

Beethoven Complete Symphonies

Reviewing Abbado’s ineffectually eclectic account of the Ninth Symphony in his mid-1980s Vienna Philharmonic Beethoven cycle, I wrote: ‘Next time,...

Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 1/2001

Tippett The Mask of Time

Is The Mask of Time too much of its own time for its own good? How does the offspring of...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 10/1993

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